The Afterlife is the 25th episode of the series and the 5th episode of Season Three.
Plot Overview[]
Louis appoints his lover Athenais to the council as he prepares to make Protestantism illegal. Guillaume offends Jeanne by recanting his religion to save their business whilst the queen falls fatally ill, leading to a theory of demonic possession. Fabien, however, suspects foul play and the King's public mourning is not reflected in private. Meanwhile a trade deal with Turkey proves to be a desire for an alliance against Austria.
Recurring Appearances[]
- George Blagden as Louis XIV of France
- Alexander Vlahos as Philippe of France
- Tygh Runyan as Fabien Marchal
- Stuart Bowman as Alexandre Bontemps
- Catherine Walker as Scarron, Madame de Maintenon
- Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
- Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
- Jessica Clark as Princess Palatine
- Maddison Jaizani as Sophie de Clermont
- Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
- Geoffrey Bateman as Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
- Marie Askehave as Delphine
- Daphne Patakia as Eleanor of Austria
- Clement Toyon as Di Marco
- Matthew McNulty as Guillaume
- Jenny Platt as Jeanne
- Anthony Flanagan as Bastien
- Ernesto Costa as Tristan
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as the Man in the Iron Mask
First Appearances[]
- Selva Rasalingam as Barek
Deaths[]
Notes & Trivia[]
The dagger's inscription 'diaboli mors' is from the Wisdom of Solomon, but this was a standard part of the Vulgate Catholic Bible and a Catholic Bishop like Bousset would have considered it neither part of the 'apocrypha' (a Protestant notion) nor 'troublesome' to the Church.